Anti-Oppressive Social Work
A Guide for Developing Cultural Competence
- Siobhan Laird - Sheffield University, UK
Key Features
- Provides an introduction to the context and history of ethnic minorities living in Britain
- Discusses the nature of racism
- Includes individual chapters on: communities with roots in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, the Caribbean, and China
- Offers a separate chapter on economic migrants, refugees and asylum seekers
- Presents a range of practice examples which encourage students and practitioners to identify general principles which underpin cultural competence
A useful text which will be on the reading list for 1st year students
The key text for AOP. Practical and useful.
A non-threatening and approachable introduction to the concepts of minority ethnics and cultural competence. The clear guidance notes for the largest non-white minority groups in the UK is well formatted. Whilst the cautions around not reducing individuals to cultural stereotypes is appropriate and clear. The case studies at the end of each section are particularly good for helping the reader consider cultural competence as complex and individual. Although the rationale is clearly justified by the author for focusing on the minority groups most strongly represented within the 2001 census, it is the smaller groups and the minorities within minorities which should perhaps be receiving more attention within this book. Particularly, as these are the groups probably most at risk of marginalisation and at risk of not reciving appropriate attention in practice.
Excellent text for Social Work Module on Values and Ethics.
Sage College Publishing
